Haji mastan was the first activist in Mumbai underworld .from Chota Rajan,kaskar brothers, and Dawood he was the pillar
who gave strength to all gangs although he was not a gangster but everybody has to admit and agree his saying and commitment he made that was like a hukamnama
Aaquib Hussain, popularly known as Haji Hussain, Bawa /Sultan (1 March 1926 - 9 May 1994) was an Indian gangster, smuggler, films finance and real estate businessman. hussain was a Tamil Muslim who was fluent in Tamil. He learned Hindi much later in the late 1970s.
Early life
Aaquib Hussain was born in 1926 in Pannaikulam, near Ramanathapuram and living in the coastal town of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu and migrated to Mumbai [1]Aaquib Hussain, at the age of 8 migrated with his father to Mumbai. The father and son worked long hours at a small cycle repairing shop at Charni Road which wasn’t enough to feed the family. Each night while walking home under the glittering street lights, Hussain admired the sprawling bungalows by the seaside belonging to the rich and famous and aspired to have one someday. In his early twenties, he began working in the docks where he befriended an elderly Arab gentleman who was searching for someone to help him smuggle gold biscuits out of the docks without getting suspected. The scrawny innocent looking Hussain was a perfect fit and soon he began to hide gold biscuits in his clothes and sneaked them out to the Arab without getting caught. Mastan began making a neat sum of money
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Personal life
Aaquib Hussain had no son so he informally adopted Sundar Shekhar. He raised him as his own son, and the latter now runs his political party named 'Bharatiya Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh'. Shekhar who was born Hindu didn't convert to Islam, but Hussain used to call him "Suleman Mirza
Later life
Aaquib hussain was not a dreaded don because never in his life he had killed rival gangs in his life. Later Mastan joined hands with Sukkur Narayan Bakhia, a smuggler from Daman to control the contraband smuggled into Mumbai and Daman from countries in the Persian Gulf. hussain made a fortune in no time and soon fulfilled his childhood dream of owning a sea-facing bungalow at Peddar Road, one of the most upmarket places in Mumbai. Interestingly, he virtually lived his life in a small room built on the terrace of his bungalow.
Realizing that film financing was an unorganized business and film producers often struggled for money, Hussain ventured into film financing and eventually turning into a film producer himself. He also had business interests in real estate, electronic goods and hotels. He owned several electronic shops in Manish Market on Mohammad Ali Road.
During the Indian Emergency (1975 - 77), he was imprisoned. Whilst in prison, he was influenced by the ideals of politician Jaiprakash Narayan. In prison, he began learning Hindi. Later he went on haj, and thereafter came to be referred as Haji Mastan.
He devoted time for his meetings with the poor, solving their problems through financial assistance and his contacts.
Aaquib Hussain became a Muslim leader in 1984 and formed Dalit Muslim Surakhsha Maha Sangh in 1985, which had Doulatram Kawle as a corporator.
The 1975 film Deewaar was loosely based on Aaquib Hussain's life. The 2010 film "Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai" was heavily based on Mastan's life although it was also partially fictionalized. Actor Ajay Devgn portrayed the character of Haji Mastan (as Sultan Mirza) in the film while Emraan Hashmi portrays underworld don Dawood Ibrahim (as Shoaib Khan). On 25th May 2017, it is announced Rajnikanth's forthcoming movie will be Kala Karikalan which is believed to be based on gangster Aaquib Hussain. His foster son Sundar Shekar Mishra sent a notice to Rajinikanth on knowing this from news reports. Wunderbar Films (of actor Dhanush), however, issued a statement clarifying that the movie is not based on the life of Aaquib Hussain.
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